Yosemite Won't Launch Apps

I installed Audacity the other day have been having problems ever since. Any new app install or updated app will not launch when I try to open them. The icon for that application just sits in the dock and bounces up and down. I found a post here that discusses this issue but its over a year old and Ive tried what they discuss with no luck. Here is the post.
Lion won't launch new or updated apps

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I believe I had the same problem with Mavericks when it was released, but it's also with OS X 10.10 now (I know it's soon but just reporting it). Yosemite won't launch AE but all the other Adobe CS6 apps work great though. Had to get Java for Illustrator but that's it.
Just a heads up for AE artists that are also developers. =)

I have been Alpha and Beta testing many software products for more than 20 years and I have never lost a single day of work because my machine will not run the beta software. Unless your name is Nick Wallenda, set up a Dual Boot and be productive or stretch a cable across the Grand Canyon and try to walk across it without a net. Your choice.
If you are experimenting with Beta OS at the same time and on the same timeline as someone who is creating apps for that OS then you have to expect compatibility problems. There never has been any expectation that the Windows Team or the Apple Team will make sure that any update they create to their products will be 100% compatible will all of the apps that developers have built in the past. Making the choice of participating in an OS beta release while continuing to use your machine for commercial work without a viable option for returning to a previous build is irresponsible to say the least.

I upgraded my new iPad (iPad 3) to IOS 6 and everything went well except Siri won't launch apps. When asked say "launch Facebook" Siri responds with "it doesn't look like you have an app named Facebook" and I get the same results when trying to launch any

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Hi ***- Finally got Siri working the way it was suppose to on my ipad3.... After doing a few things suggested by the Apple Store (just verbal help without an appointment setup) I actually setup an appointment today and took my ipad into the store- basically- it required erasing everything on the ipad- and instead of doing a backup using my computer- I had everything re-populate on the ipad from "icloud" while in the store- so far everything still seems to work ok- however I have no plugged the ipad into my MacBook Pro yet- - but everything I needed on my ipad was already stored on the cloud anyway- so once I plug into my MacBook Pro and see if Siri still works correctly- we will know if something on the MacBook caused the problem-
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After spending an hour with the Apple folks- they finally did an erase on my ipad-without it being connected to my computer-
Once the ipad erased and restarted- we tested Siri and it worked fine- then I typed in my Apple ID stuff- and over an hour or so- everything that was stored on icloud gradually downloaded onto my ipad-
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NEF files won't launch app

This is what I'm getting with almost every NEF file:
"file.NEF" is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash.
Files seem to be intact, I can open them from Bridge itself or from Photoshop, just can't launch the apps from the file.
They were first transferred with iPhoto, which is suspicious, but also doesn't explain why some of them work just fine.
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OS X Mavericks
Adobe CC
Message was edited by: david matos

OS X Mavericks
Adobe CC
There seem to be quiet a number of problems occurring between Mavericks and CC, Try also this article:
http://helpx.adobe.com/bridge/kb/acr-84-bridge-cs6-metadata.html
It may or may not been related to your problem but it is worth a try.

OS X won't launch apps after waking up.

After my hard drive crashed I have just installed OS X 10.4 on my G5 Dual 2Gig Power Mac.
I immeadiatly updated all software.
I do however have a problem in that when my Mac goes to sleep and then when I wake it up, it will not launch any applications and then I get the colored spinning wheel of death, and I end up having to shutdown the mac via my power switch.
Otherwise OS X appears to be working fine!
Has anyone got any suggestions as to what can be causing this problem?
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Steve.

Search on your drive for
com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
and
com.apple.finder.plist
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After Yosemite apple apps ( appstore, safari, terminal, etc) won't launch, just bounces once.

I have a MBP Retina mid 2012. Since I've installed Yosemite, safari, Calendar and app store ( and others ) stopped launching. also apps as "terminal" and "about this mac", they just bounces once and never opens. Since I cant open app store I wont ever be able to download any updates.
Somebody HELP ME PLEASE!

You probably ran a defective third-party "utility" such as "CleanMyMac" or "MacCleanse" that purports to "clean up" "junk" files. What it really does is to corrupt the operating system and many applications.
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If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data, then reinstall the OS.* You don't need to erase the startup volume, and you won't need the backup unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used.
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If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode. All other data will be preserved.
*The linked support article refers to OS X 10.10 ("Yosemite"), but the procedure is the same for OS X 10.7 ("Lion") and later.

My steam won't launch ever since I updated to Yosemite I don't know what is going on.

Whenever I try to launch it, it says "Steam quit unexpectedly" I have tried redownloading it 5 times and have every software up to date. I also have tried
deleting all my steam files and it still doesn't work. Here is a screenshot:
I also downloaded a program called EtreCheck that checks for issues so here is what it found:
Problem description:
My steam won’t launch ever since I updated to Yosemite I don’t know what is going on
EtreCheck version: 2.0.10 (97)
Report generated November 2, 2014 at 11:27:34 AM EST
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
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OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 2:20:3
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Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
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Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
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Mac App Store and identified developers
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/Library/Application Support/Hotspot Shield
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/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.logmein.hamachi (1.0.0) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6 - SDK 10.6) Support
[loaded] net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio (1.1.0 - SDK 10.8) Support
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[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
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[running] com.logmein.hamachi.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[running] com.splashtop.streamer-daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.splashtop.streamer-srioframebuffer.plist Support
[loaded] net.freemacsoft.LiteIcon.LIHelperTool.plist Support
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TotalFinder UNKNOWN (missing value)
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Genieo UNKNOWN (missing value)
Genieo UNKNOWN (missing value)
VMware Fusion Start Menu UNKNOWN (missing value)
Genieo UNKNOWN (missing value)
CrossOver CD Helper UNKNOWN (missing value)
TuneupMyMac UNKNOWN (missing value)
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AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
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Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.4 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 67 Check version
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SOEWebInstaller: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 Support
NPRoblox: Version: 1, 2, 8, 25 - SDK 10.9 Support
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Omnibar
iTube Studio
Searchme
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
OpenIE
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Akamai NetSession Preferences Support
Flash Player Support
Java Support
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Genieo Uninstall
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TuneupMyMac UNKNOWN (missing value)
Also uninstall according to the developer's instructions.
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CC Apps won't launch in OS X 10.10 (CC itself works fine)

Hi - I've recently updated my MacBook Pro to Yosemite (not by choice I might add).
I hadn't used CC or any of the CC apps since upgrading last week, today I try and launch Illustrator - no joy. The icon bounces in the dock once, the dock widens momentarily as if another application was trying to launch, but nothing happens. No splash screen, no error message, nothing.
I tried to open other installed apps - InDesign and Photoshop - no joy.
I've since uninstalled EVERYTHING by adobe from the Mac, reinstalled CC and downloaded fresh versions of Illustrator and InDesign. Unfortunately this hasn't fixed the issue.
I've scoured the forums and although I've found fixes for problems with CC loading itself, I can't find anything to help me figure out why the apps themselves won't launch, and how I can fix it.
Any help much appreciated - I've been trying for about 2 hours now and am seriously starting to get behind on my work!

...Turns out the ONE obvious thing I hadn't tried was to go into the CC App itself, into preferences, then log out of my Adobe account and back in again - fixed the issue!
I couldn't believe its so simple and feel a bit stupid - but I had completely uninstalled the main CC App then re-downloaded it from Adobe, it downloaded already logged in as I was logged in on the website.
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App Store won't launch

My macbook automatically updated to the new OS X version of Yosemite last night. I really hate automatic updates, i don't know why it was on, i thought i had turned it off. Anyway, the thing is, it updated and now the app store app won't launch. I want to open the app to turn off automatic updates and of course, download a few apps since im on a new, three weeks old mac book. I don't know if this is an issue with the new OS X version and if it is, how can i fix it? As far as i know, you have to open the App Store to update the OS and now that app won't launch. So what can I do to fix the problem with the App Store app? Please help.

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Hi,
Install the v10.6.6 combo update available here. It's ok to do this even though you are already running v10.6.6. The combo includes fixes that were not included in the original update.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1349
Restart your Mac and try the MAS again.
You can download apps directly from the MAS once you have it running.
Considering the TM backup took so long, make sure there's enough space on your Mac startup disk.
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My apps won't launch & menu bar missing all top left icons!!!

A strange concurrence of multiple problems:
I am a pretty advanced user and have an iBook G4/1.33 GHz running Tiger 10.4.8, but I am having trouble with my PowerMac G4/500 MHz running 10.3.9 right now. I keep my PowerMac in Panther since it is almost 7 years old and I only have Tiger on my iBook disc.
Suddenly a few things started to happen at once yesterday:
1) NONE of the top right menu bar icons (OS 9 status, modem status, iChat, monitors, AirPort, Volume, clock, etc. show up upon log-in or restart.
2) Virtually NONE of my apps will launch from the Dock or the Finder. They bounce a few times then give up, with no error message.
I peformed successful repairs booting from both the OS X Panther disc and TechTool Deluxe. Although recommended, I can't create a TEST User because System Prefs won't launch, can't repair permissions from the problematic drive because Disk Utility won't launch, and I can't clear out caches because Cocktail won't launch.
I made sure the Application Support Folder in my Home Library had read/write permissions for me and applied to all enclosing folders as suggested. I tried trashing the com.apple.ActivityMonitor.plist preference in my Home Library also as suggested. However, it wouldn't allow me to remove the Launch Services file in the Caches folder of the main Library Folder as I also read here in the discussions.
Aside from successfully running disc repairs from the startup disc and TechTool, I tried repairing permissions from the startup CD as well (since couldn't launch any apps like Disk Utility from regular startup drive). Every time I try to repair in this manner though, after a minute it tells me "Disk Utility lost connection with Disk Managment" and I must quit and relaunch Disk Utility. However, same thing happens when I do, for both my drives running copies of OS X 10.3.9.
Only thing I can think of is to do an Archive/Reinstall of one of the two OS X systems on two different drives. But does anyone else have a clue what is causing this or what I need to try??? I read similar stories on here but nothing will all these symptoms at once.
I would REALLY appreciate some input, thanks!!!
PowerMac G4/500 MHz (1 GB); iBook G4/1.33 GHz (1.5 GB) Mac OS X (10.4.3) (still using 10.3.9 Panther on PowerMac)

Menu Bar Problems ..........
Check the following link for OS X troubleshooting steps. When doing so, following all steps in the order provided:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/repairprocess.html
1 If resetting permissions doesn't help, you may have a corrupt preference file... Delete....
Delete ~/Library/Caches (folder)
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systemuiserver.plist
~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.systemuiserver.xxx.plist
where 'xxx' is a 12 digit (hexadecimal) numeric string
• Then log out and back in again. You may need to go to System Preferences to put back the menu items you need to display.
• Removing systemuiserver.plist will cause the right half of the menubar back
its original pristine default state.
2. Check Preferences Thoroughly;
- Navigate to ~/Library and drag the "Preferences" folder to the desktop.
- Restart and test your applications.
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3. Navigate to ~/Library and drag the "Fonts" folder to the desktop.
- Restart and test your applications.
- If they work start adding the fonts back few at a time.
( A likely suspect is Time RO, also if you do not use Classic you can trash the classic fonts.)
4. Check Permissions Inside Home Folder
- Navigate to ~/Library.
- Get Info (Command + i) on the "Applications Support" folder.
- Open the "Ownership & permissions" flippy triangle.
- Make sure you are the owner, with "read and write" access.
- Click on "apply to all"
- If this is correct, open the "Applications Support" folder and do the same procedure (Command+I) for the folders with the names of the applications you are having trouble with.
Note...The reason to check this is because repairing permissions with Disk Utility doesn't touch permissions inside your home folder.
• Create a new User.... go to System Preferences/ Accounts and click on "+" at bottom left of window..... and test the apps in this new account if they work the problem is isolated to your User
(~ means your home directory)
george w

CC has disappeared and won't launch any apps

HELP please Adobe! Creative Cloud won't launch on my imac (OSX 10.9.1) and I can't open or run any of my creative suite apps. Cloud icon has gone grey and whenever I try to log in via the Adobe App manager I get this error message:
There was an error with this action. Try again later.
36a34132-46ed-4837-aa67-8681ed52ac8f
Not ideal when in the middle of a project and upagainst deadline!! It was all working beautifully until last night when InDesign crashed, never to be launched again. Please advise. Thanks.

Eggshell Design have you tried removing and reinstalling the Creative Cloud desktop application? You can find the uninstaller in the Applications/Utilities/Adobe Installers folder.

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